Assessment during virtual learning is a challenge to both lecturers and students in institutions of higher education. The COVID-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO) that followed soon after created pandemonium in the education fraternity globally. Though blended learning was becoming the norm at private universities prior to COVID-19, there was still the avenue for face-to- face assessment until the outbreak of COVID-19. At this private university, ePortfolio as an ongoing assessment was introduced during the MCO. Seven students were involved in this case study which was carried out as part of a more extensive study on the use of ePortfolios as an ongoing assessment in institutions of higher learning. The findings of this study revealed students and their lecture’s experiences on the use of ePortfolio as an ongoing assessment in the virtual classroom. Findings show that students, though digital natives, were challenged by a number of factors including the technicalities of designing and managing an ePortfolio, lack of stable internet connection and the use of malfunctioning hardware. The student’s also highlighted the need for more support from the lecturers to understand the use of ePortfolio as an on-going assessment.

ePortfolio, classroom, online learning, on-going assessment, COVID-19.

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